Lots of pink, yellow and orange were used, as these are the colors of Dora's outfit. I bought wall scene setters from Party City. Got some gold star balloons from a local party store and added faces to resemble the estrallas on Dora the Explorer.

I drawing an idea of how I wanted the cake to look, I layed out the cupcakes. I marked each with a colored toothpick to indicate where the "grass", "river" and "road" would go.

First I frosted the "river" in white, later I sprayed it with Wilton Color Mist. I then began laying out the "grass" sections. Note how I blended them together on top.

Then built the "road", since it was in the center, so I could build outward and avoid messing up the frosting. I coated the "road" in brown sugar to give it a dirt look.

I then added the remaining "grass" areas.

I made a little bridge out of fondant to cross the "river". I cut a piece of cardboard to the size I wanted, rolled it until it held the curved shape then topped it with fondant "boards". I placed that across the river and then used the Wilton Grass Tip to pipe frosting into the spaces where the frosting wasn't blended.

Little "bushes" were added here and there. Then I started placing figurines.

The final product. The "SAMI" stars are made of fondant. The rocks are candy, as are the little flowers placed around in the grass.

My name is Lisa, I'm a stay-at-home-mom with two children. Since they came along, my more creative side has emerged. Who knew it was in me? I enjoy making them happy and now I'm going to share what makes us happy, with you. Enjoy!